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The EVO first world championship of fighting games, will return to Japan and the organization of the event will confirm its second Japanese edition for 2019.
The tournament will run between February 15 and 17, in the city of Fukuoka. More details will be released at the EVO 2018 Main Event in Las Vegas (USA) in early August.
The decision is surprising from the economic point of view, as the first edition of EVO in Japan
According to Hearts United Group the local tournament organizer, the cost was more higher than expected, and the low investment of the sponsors did not bring the expected return, despite the success of the public and players, with more than 7,000 entries.
Other factors, according to Hearts United Group, were the change of location of the preliminaries. Akihabara UDX – one of the best-located commercial establishments in the "geek district" Japanese – for the Sunshine City Bunka Kaikan and the collection of tickets only for the final day . 19659002] A third factor that may have also contributed to the EVO's return to Japan is the approval of new rules for the rewards of professional players. The old law set a limit of 100,000 yen (about R $ 3.5 thousand) for the prize reserved for the champion of a gaming tournament.
"EVO Moment # 37 ": Daigo's surprise against Justin Wong dedicated the combat games tournament
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Since 2005, EVO has been the largest and most traditional fighting games tournament in the world. This year the event will have Street Fighter V arcade edition Tekken 7 Dragon Ball FighterZ (for the first time), Injustice 2 Super Smash Bros. (Wii U) Super Smash Bros. Melee
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